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Installing and Uninstalling the Connection
DellOpenManage™ConnectionforHPOpenViewNNMUser'sGuideVersion3.2
Installing the Connection
Upgrading the Connection
Uninstalling the Connection
Installing the Connection
The following sections describe the requirements for the management station or remote console running Dell OpenManage Connection for HP OpenView NNM
(hereafter referred to as the Connection).
Management Station or Remote Console Requirements
HP OpenView NNM
Supports only the Microsoft®Windows®operating system versions of HP OpenView NNM versions 6.4 and later.
Separately Launched Management Consoles
If you are going to install Dell OpenManage Array Manager, Dell OpenManage IT Assistant, and baseboard management controller (BMC) management
consoles, ensure that you install the versions supported by the Connection. See also the corresponding product documentation for the specific management
consoles.
Web Browser Support to Launch Web-Based Managed System Applications
Supported Web browsers are the same as those for Dell OpenManage Server Administrator and RAC products. See the product documentation for more
information.
Installation Procedure
Read the installation requirements to ensure that your system meets or exceeds the minimum requirements. See installation prerequisites.
To install the Connection on the management station, perform the following steps:
1. From the Dell Support website (support.dell.com), download and extract the Dell OpenManage Connection for HP OpenView NNM installation
software.
2. Run setup.exe from the directory that you specified for downloading and extracting the installation software.
The Dell OpenManage Connection window appears.
3. Click Next to continue the installation process.
Clicking Cancelallowsyoutoexittheinstallationprocess.
4. Read the Dell Software License Agreement. Click Yes to continue.
5. Click Next to continue the installation process.
6. Click OK to confirm the message recommending that you close all HP OpenView NNM applications before continuing with the installation program.
The installation begins, and a message indicates when the installation process has completed.
7. Click Finish to complete the installation process.
You must reboot the system before using the Connection.
NOTE: Dell OpenManage instrumentation is not installed by the Connection. On any managed system, you must install Dell OpenManage
instrumentation separately.
NOTE: Dell recommends that you exit HP OpenView NNM before installing the Connection.
NOTE: If you have a 2.x or older version of the Connection installed, you must uninstall it before installing the Connection 3.2. However, if you have
version 3.0 and later installed on the management station, you can install 3.1 and later as an upgrade without uninstalling the previous version of the
Connection.
NOTE: The installation directory is the same as that for HP OpenView NNM.
NOTE: After you complete the installation of the Connection on a management station, you must assign a value to the SNMP set-community-name field
in the snmpd.conf file. Ensure that you configure the set-community-name field on the Connection through the Option® SNMP Configuration menu
item. This configuration allows the SNMP SetRequests and GetRequests with this community name to operate properly.
To assign a value, modify the file \OpenView\NNM\conf\snmpagent\snmpd.conf by removing the comment from the set-community-name field near
the bottom of the snmpd.conf file and by entering a new value.
The set-community-name field must match the get-community-name field. Both names are case-sensitive.